MALAWI VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,718	7	4,929	+ 6,789
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	11,136	2	7,739	+ 3,397
Stroke	3	10,696	5	5,939	+ 4,757
Lung Cancers	4	8,480	51	131	+ 8,349
Suicide	5	6,116	23	1,007	+ 5,109
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	5,075	25	782	+ 4,293
Liver Cancer	7	4,843	38	317	+ 4,526
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	4,254	44	234	+ 4,020
Kidney Disease	9	4,223	19	1,567	+ 2,656
Stomach Cancer	10	3,604	45	206	+ 3,398
Lung Disease	11	3,563	21	1,340	+ 2,222
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,922	60	38	+ 2,884
Diabetes Mellitus	13	2,846	14	2,267	+ 580
Liver Disease	14	2,653	10	3,259	- 606
Road Traffic Accidents	15	1,838	4	6,221	- 4,383
Parkinson's Disease	16	1,651	46	200	+ 1,451
Hypertension	17	1,551	17	1,797	- 246
Other Injuries	18	1,518	22	1,266	+ 252
Lymphomas	19	1,453	24	839	+ 614
Falls	20	1,226	28	562	+ 664
Breast Cancer	21	1,204	27	600	+ 603
Prostate Cancer	22	968	40	271	+ 697
Leukemia	23	894	56	82	+ 812
Tuberculosis	24	815	11	2,992	- 2,177
Endocrine Disorders	25	790	42	257	+ 534
Other Neoplasms	26	755	63	17	+ 738
Bladder Cancer	27	739	33	388	+ 351
Oesophagus Cancer	28	724	16	1,842	- 1,118
Oral Cancer	29	609	43	251	+ 358
Ovary Cancer	30	556	48	158	+ 398
Inflammatory/Heart	31	554	35	370	+ 183
Asthma	32	481	26	705	- 224
Alcohol	33	452	52	114	+ 338
Cervical Cancer	34	445	12	2,876	- 2,431
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	388	6	5,782	- 5,394
Skin Disease	36	294	53	101	+ 193
Skin Cancers	37	244	36	331	- 87
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	225	39	280	- 54
Hepatitis B	39	220	55	88	+ 132
Epilepsy	40	219	41	260	- 41
Congenital Anomalies	41	216	13	2,509	- 2,293
Drownings	42	209	30	458	- 249
Uterin Cancer	43	175	62	23	+ 153
Violence	44	161	32	406	- 245
Low Birth Weight	45	155	8	4,339	- 4,184
Anemia	46	138	81	0	+ 138
Fires	47	110	34	380	- 270
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	94	49	154	- 61
Hepatitis C	49	70	64	15	+ 55
Drug Use	50	64	59	48	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	63	61	29	+ 34
Poisonings	52	48	37	325	- 277
Malnutrition	53	37	20	1,499	- 1,462
Birth Trauma	54	37	9	3,563	- 3,526
HIV/AIDS	55	35	1	12,839	- 12,804
Schizophrenia	56	32	80	0	+ 32
Appendicitis	57	23	54	94	- 71
Meningitis	58	21	18	1,792	- 1,771
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	21	85	0	+ 21
Osteoarthritis	60	17	84	0	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	61	14	15	1,854	- 1,840
Syphilis	62	11	29	480	- 469
Upper Respiratory	63	11	57	60	- 49
Oral conditions	64	9	86	0	+ 9
Encephalitis	65	8	58	48	- 40
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	66	9	- 4
Pertussis	67	3	31	436	- 434
War	68	2	71	2	- 0
Tetanus	69	2	47	178	- 176
Otitis Media	70	2	68	5	- 4
Malaria	71	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Schistosomiasis	72	0	50	143	- 143
Diphtheria	73	0	72	2	- 2
Ascariasis	74	0	69	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	65	9	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	67	6	- 6
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

South Korea

Malawi

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.